Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales

John Henry: The Steel Driving Man http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/index.html
Johnny Appleseed
steam locomotive

Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations

Ancient China
Diwali

Domain 3: The Ancient Greek Civilization

Jeopardy
Greek Gods
Homer
Olympics

Domain 4: Greek Myths

Greek Gods

Domain 5: The War of 1812

War

Star Spangled Banner
The Battle of New Orleans
ROAR- Katy Perry War of 1812
Fort McHenry
PBS War of 1812
James Madison BrainPop


Domain 6: Cycles of Nature

  • Sunshine Makes the Seasons, by Franklyn Branley (HarperCollins, 1985) ISBN 0060592052 (Lesson 1)
  • Seasons
  • The Reasons for Seasons, by Gail Gibbons (Holiday House, 1995) ISBN 0823412385 (Lesson 2)
  • Bill Nye- Reasons for the Seasons
  • How Do Birds Find Their Way?, by Roma Gans (HarperCollins, 1996) ISBN 006445150X (Lesson 3)
  • Migration
  • Cornell Bird Cams
  • Bean, by Barrie Watts (Smart Apple Media, an imprint of Black Rabbit Books, 2005) ISBN 1583405038 (Lesson 4) – OUT OF PRINT
  • Bean Time Lapse Vide
  • You Tube Bean Time Lapse Video
  • From Seed to Maple Tree, by Laura Purdie Salas (Picture Window Books, 2009) ISBN 1404849319 (Lesson 5)
  • Monarch Butterfly, by Gail Gibbons (Holiday House, 1989) ISBN 0823409090 (Lesson 6)
  • Monarch Butterfly Video
  • From Tadpole to Frog, by Wendy Pfeffer (HarperCollins, 1994) ISBN 0064451232 (Lesson 7)
  • BrainPop Frog Video
  • Frog Lifecycle Video
  • Frog Lifecycle
  • Where Do Chicks Come From?, by Amy E. Sklansky (HarperCollins, 2005) ISBN 0060288930 (Lesson 8)
  • Baby Chick Hatching in Real Time
  • The Water Cycle, by Rebecca Olien (Capstone Press, 2005) ISBN 0736851828 (Lesson 11)
  • The Water Cycle, by Bobbie Kalman and Rebecca Sjonger (Crabtree Publishing Company, 2006) ISBN 0778723100 (Lesson 12)
  • BrainPop Water Cycle
  • Clouds, by Anne Rockwell (HarperCollins, 2008) ISBN 0064452204 (Lesson 13)
Life Cycle Games
Water Cycle Games
Seasonal Cycle Games/Video
Life Cycle Review- You Tube
Lifecycle Vocab Game

Domain 7: Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion
The Erie Canal
Erie Canal Song
Robert Fulton
Indian Removal Act- Trail of Tears
Cherokee
Oregon Trail
The Pony Express
Transcontinental Railroad
The Buffalo and Native Americans
Buffalo Dusk by Carl Sandburg
Elbow Room- School House Rock

Domain 8: Insects

  • About Insects, by Cathryn Sill (Peachtree Publishers Ltd., 2000) ISBN 1561452327 (Lesson 1)
  • Bugs Are Insects, by Anne Rockwell (HarperCollins Publishers, 2001) ISBN 0064452034 (Lesson 2) Bugs Are Insects
  • Are You a Grasshopper?, by Judy Allen (Kingfisher, 2002)ISBN 9780753458063 (Lesson 3)
Chirping Crickets, by Melvin Berger (HarperCollins Publishers, 1998) ISBN 0064451801 (Lesson 4) Chirping Cricket- You Tube
  • Are You a Dragonfly?, by Judy Allen (Kingfisher, 2001) ISBN 0753458055 (Lesson 5)
  • Dragonfly Movie
  • From Caterpillar to Butterfly, by Deborah Heiligman (HarperCollins Publishers, 1996) ISBN 0064451291 (Lesson 6) Metamorphosis From Caterpillar to Butterfly
  • Clara Caterpillar, by Pamela Duncan Edwards (Harper Trophy, 2001) ISBN 0064436918 (Lesson 7)
  • The Honey Makers, by Gail Gibbons (Mulberry Books, 1997) ISBN 0688175317 (Lesson 8) The Honey Makers
  • Ant Cities, by Arthur Dorros (HarperCollins Publishers, 1987) ISBN 0064450791 (Lesson 9)
IBees



Domain 9: The US Civil War

The Civil War
Civil War Power Point
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman House Auburn NY
Harriet Tubman Power Point
Follow The Drinking Gourd
Abraham Lincoln

Domain 10: The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition

The Amazing Human Body

Skeletal
Muscle
Senses
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
vanLeeuwenhoek
Anton
Microscope History
Cells and Tissues
Cells and Tissue- Levels of Organization
Cells, Tissue and Organs
Organs
Heart
Lungs
The Digestive System
Magic School Bus- Digestion
Digestive System
The Excretory System
Excretory System
Nutrients
Nutrition
A Well Balanced Diet
The Five Fabulous Food Groups- SciShow Kids
A Healthy Human Body
Exercise
Good Enough to Eat: A Kid’s Guide to Food and Nutrition, by Lizzy Rockwell (HarperCollins Publishers, 1999) ISBN 0064451747 (Lesson 10) – OUT OF PRINT Good Enough To Ea
Pebble Go- Human Body

Domain 11: Immigration

Arriving In America: The Making of a Multicultural Nation
Reasons for Immigration

Domain 12: Fighting For A Cause

READ ALOUDS OF ALL STORIES

Charlotte's Web

  • Charlotte’s Web, Part 1 & II *
  • (If using multiple student copies) Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White (Scholastic Inc., 1974) ISBN 059030271X
  • (If using single teacher copy) Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White (HarperCollins, 2006) ISBN 0060882611

White Throated Sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
Song Sparrow
Barn Swallow

Mr. Betts Parody Songs